овад
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ovadъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔvɐt]
Noun
о́вад • (óvad) f
- (dialectal) predatory insect
- → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)
- Synonym: (standard) обо́рна муха́ (obórna muhá)
- → (in Western dialects) hornet (aggressive hymenopteran of genus Vespa)
- Synonym: стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršel)
- → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | о́вад óvad |
о́вади óvadi |
| definite (subject form) |
о́вадът óvadǎt |
о́вадите óvadite |
| definite (object form) |
о́вада óvada | |
| count form | — | о́вада óvada |
| vocative form | о́ваде óvade |
о́вади óvadi |
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Related terms
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 763